Hum

Hum

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Hum, an alternative rock band from Champaign, Illinois, United States, formed in 1989 with guitarist Andy Switzky, guitarist Matt Talbott, bassist Akis Boyatzis and drummer Jeff Kropp. The initial lineup recorded their first demo, Kissing Me Is Like Kissing an Angel, in Steve Albini's basement. Hum released their debut album, Fillet Show, in 1991 on local label 12 Inch Records. After several lineup changes, the band signed with RCA Records and released their major-label debut, You'd Prefer an Astronaut, in 1995. This album featured their breakthrough hit "Stars", which peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 28 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Hum continued with albums like Downward Is Heavenward (1998) and Inlet (2020), their first album of new material in over twenty-two years. The band disbanded in 2000 but reunited for tours starting in 2015.

Top tracks

03
Stars
Hum
You'd Prefer An Astronaut
05:08
Writer: Hum / Composers: Hum
08
I Hate It Too
Hum
You'd Prefer An Astronaut
05:59
Writer: Hum / Composers: Hum
06
Why I Like The Robins
Hum
You'd Prefer An Astronaut
04:57
Writer: Hum / Composers: Hum
06
Green To Me
Hum
Downward Is Heavenward
03:55
Composers: HUM
02
The Pod
Hum
You'd Prefer An Astronaut
04:37
Writer: Hum / Composers: Hum
01
Little Dipper
Hum
You'd Prefer An Astronaut
04:43
Writer: Hum / Composers: Hum
01
Waves
Hum
Inlet
05:30
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
01
Iron Clad Lou
Hum
Electra 2000
05:51
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash / Composers: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
04
Ms. Lazarus
Hum
Downward Is Heavenward
03:37
Composers: HUM
04
Suicide Machine
Hum
You'd Prefer An Astronaut
05:57
Writer: Hum / Composers: Hum
05
The Very Old Man
Hum
You'd Prefer An Astronaut
02:43
Writer: Hum / Composers: Hum
07
I'd Like Your Hair Long
Hum
You'd Prefer An Astronaut
05:23
Writer: Hum / Composers: Hum
04
Step into You
Hum
Inlet
04:04
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
09
Winder
Hum
Electra 2000
05:46
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash / Composers: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
03
If You Are To Bloom
Hum
Downward Is Heavenward
05:10
Composers: HUM
05
Afternoon With The Axolotls
Hum
Downward Is Heavenward
06:26
Composers: HUM
07
Dreamboat
Hum
Downward Is Heavenward
06:06
Composers: HUM
07
Folding
Hum
Inlet
08:19
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
06
Cloud City
Hum
Inlet
05:17
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
02
Comin' Home
Hum
Downward Is Heavenward
02:45
Composers: HUM
03
Shovel
Hum
Electra 2000
04:30
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash / Composers: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
05
The Summoning
Hum
Inlet
08:31
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
04
Pewter
Hum
Electra 2000
04:09
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash / Composers: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
02
Pinch and Roll
Hum
Electra 2000
03:26
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash / Composers: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
08
The Inuit Promise
Hum
Downward Is Heavenward
06:06
Composers: HUM
07
Sundress
Hum
Electra 2000
03:57
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash / Composers: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
05
Scraper
Hum
Electra 2000
03:20
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash / Composers: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
06
Firehead
Hum
Electra 2000
03:30
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash / Composers: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
03
Desert Rambler
Hum
Inlet
09:01
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
08
Shapeshifter
Hum
Inlet
08:01
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
01
Isle of the Cheetah
Hum
Downward Is Heavenward
06:37
Composers: HUM - Mark Rubel
02
In the Den
Hum
Inlet
06:45
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
10
The Scientists
Hum
Downward Is Heavenward
05:26
Composers: HUM
08
Double Dip
Hum
Electra 2000
05:16
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash / Composers: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
10
Diffuse
Hum
Electra 2000
04:35
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash / Composers: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash

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  • Discography
Albums
Inlet
2020 Earth Analog Records
23-06-2020
Inlet
01
Waves
Hum
Inlet
05:30
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
02
In the Den
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Inlet
06:45
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03
Desert Rambler
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Inlet
09:01
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
04
Step into You
Hum
Inlet
04:04
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
05
The Summoning
Hum
Inlet
08:31
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
06
Cloud City
Hum
Inlet
05:17
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
07
Folding
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Inlet
08:19
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You'd Prefer An Astronaut
(P) 1995 BMG Music
11-04-1995
You'd Prefer An Astronaut
01
Little Dipper
Hum
You'd Prefer An Astronaut
04:43
Writer: Hum / Composers: Hum
02
The Pod
Hum
You'd Prefer An Astronaut
04:37
Writer: Hum / Composers: Hum
03
Stars
Hum
You'd Prefer An Astronaut
05:08
Writer: Hum / Composers: Hum
04
Suicide Machine
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05
The Very Old Man
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02:43
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06
Why I Like The Robins
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You'd Prefer An Astronaut
04:57
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07
I'd Like Your Hair Long
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You'd Prefer An Astronaut
05:23
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Electra 2000
2023 Hum
01-01-1993
Electra 2000
01
Iron Clad Lou
Hum
Electra 2000
05:51
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash / Composers: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
02
Pinch and Roll
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Electra 2000
03:26
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash / Composers: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
03
Shovel
Hum
Electra 2000
04:30
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash / Composers: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
04
Pewter
Hum
Electra 2000
04:09
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash / Composers: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
05
Scraper
Hum
Electra 2000
03:20
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash / Composers: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
06
Firehead
Hum
Electra 2000
03:30
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash / Composers: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
07
Sundress
Hum
Electra 2000
03:57
Writer: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash / Composers: Bryan St. Pere - Jeff Dimpsey - Matt Talbott - Tim Lash
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Downward Is Heavenward
(P)1997 BMG Entertainment
21-10-1991
Downward Is Heavenward
01
Isle of the Cheetah
Hum
Downward Is Heavenward
06:37
Composers: HUM - Mark Rubel
02
Comin' Home
Hum
Downward Is Heavenward
02:45
Composers: HUM
03
If You Are To Bloom
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Downward Is Heavenward
05:10
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04
Ms. Lazarus
Hum
Downward Is Heavenward
03:37
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05
Afternoon With The Axolotls
Hum
Downward Is Heavenward
06:26
Composers: HUM
06
Green To Me
Hum
Downward Is Heavenward
03:55
Composers: HUM
07
Dreamboat
Hum
Downward Is Heavenward
06:06
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Ces mots
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Twenty flight rock
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02:00
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sugoibandmeinishitakatta.ripelga
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sugoibandmeinishitakatta.ripelga
01
Mokuzi
SUGOIBANDMEINISHITAKATTA
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02:18
Composers: RIPÉ
02
Masterpieces are born from the BAD ENDING.
SUGOIBANDMEINISHITAKATTA
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05:37
Writer: RIPÉ / Composers: RIPÉ
03
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02:44
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2026 Mitas Müzik Public, a division of Mitas Müzik
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Yaralı
Nail
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Yoksun
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â„— 2022 Solemne Records
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VA #6 - 4th Anniversary of Solemne Records
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VA #6 - 4th Anniversary of Solemne Records
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Alle tot
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